Coat.



No. ammo. Paton-ted May 2a, 1901. n. KLAYE. COAT.

(Application filed Mar. 5, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

HENRY J. KLAYE, OF MILWAUKEE, \VISCONSIN.

COAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 675,160, dated May 28,1901.

Application filed March 5, 1901. Serial No. 49,672. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. KLAYE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coats;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention has for its especial object to relieve body-linings ofcanvas coats from strain and wear that ordinarily come thereon at thearmholes and at the same time to provide for greater freedom of armmovement on the part of those wearing the garments, said inventionconsisting in certain peculiarities of construction and combination ofparts hereinafter particularly set forth with reference to theaccompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents an elevation of the inside of aportion of a bodylined coat made to embody my improvements; and Fig. 2 adetail sectional View, indicated by line 2 2 in the first figure.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates a coat-body, and B thelining of the same, this lining in canvas coats being generallycotton-plush. Ordinarily the lining is sewed to the coat-body at thearmholes, where it is subjected to the greatest amount of strain andwear. To prevent wear on the lining, ordinary armpit-shields of variousmaterials have been sewed in canvas coats after stitching of the liningsto the bodies and the insertion of the sleeves; but this constructiondoes not obviate strain on said linings due to arm movement on the partof those wearing the garments.

To attain the object of my invention, the

lining B is left free from the coat-body at the armholes; but a facing Cof canvas or other strong and durable material is stitched at one edgeto said lining and at the other edge to the seam by which a sleeve D isjoined to said coat-body. The facing is made to encircle the adjacentarmhole and is preferably extended in a vertical direction to form ashield under an arm of the wearer of the coat.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the facing 0 takes Wearthat would other wise come upon the lining B, and strain of the sleevesis altogether upon the body of the coat, while at the same time there isgreater freedom of arm movement on the part of the wearer of said coatthan is possible when said lining is of itself stitched to the coat-bodyat an armhole and caught in the sleeve-seam, as is ordinarily the case,especially in the manufacture of canvas coats.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A coat made to have its body and a lining of same left free from eachother adjacent to each armhole of the garment, and a facing of materialstronger and more durable than that of the lining stitched at one edgeto said lining free of the body and at the other edge to a seam unitingsaid body and a sleeve of said garment.

In testimony'that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wiscousin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. KLAYE. lVitnesses:

- H. E. OLIPHANT,

H. G. UNDERWOOD.

